February 2025

Reinforced concrete and stone properties and structures

By |2025-02-12T09:22:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Reinforced concrete. Image credit surfcivil.blogspot.com Reinforced concrete. Image credit surfcivil.blogspot.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Metal and metal alloy properties and their construction uses

  • Often building materials are combined when building a structure
  • The most common such mixture is reinforced concrete
  • It is a mixture of steel and concrete
  • Steel is […]
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Experiment:Finding the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane

By |2025-02-12T09:40:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment:Finding the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane

Aim: Finding the Mechanical Advantage of an inclined plane

Materials: 1m long plank, sandpaper, bricks. cotton reel, nails, thick steel wire, wood block (smoothed on the underside) weights/tin and sand, pliers, string, spring balance/scales

Finding the mechanical of an inclined plane Finding the […]

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Experiment: To show how a hydraulic Machine increases force

By |2025-02-12T09:11:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Syringes showing how a hydraulic machine works Syringes showing how a hydraulic machine works ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: To show how a hydraulic Machine increases force

Aim: To show how a hydraulic machine increases force

Materials:  small syringe, syringe with larger diameter, plastic tube, water, ruler

Method

  1. Half fill the large syringe […]
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Diseases:HIV/AIDS

By |2025-02-12T09:30:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Zimbabwe nurse and health worker. Image credit icrc.org Zimbabwe nurse and health worker. Image credit icrc.org ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Disease:Immunity and Immunisation

HIV and Its effects

  • HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • It lives in the body fluids including blood, saliva, semen, tears etc
  • It enters the body in […]
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Causes of infertility

By |2025-02-12T08:57:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sterility can cause strain in a relationship. Image credit    colossiansfamilynetwork.org Sterility can cause strain in a relationship. Image credit colossiansfamilynetwork.org ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Causes of infertility

  • Sterility is the inability to reproduce
  • There are a number of causes for sterility
  • Low sperm count (makes it […]
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Products of digestion and the Absorption and Assimilation processes

By |2025-02-12T09:39:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Human nails, one of the products of assimilation. Image credit arithmaroo.com Human nails, one of the products of assimilation. Image credit arithmaroo.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes:Products of digestion and the Absorption and Assimilation processes

  • After food has been digested in can now be used.
  • The end products ( which would […]
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Nutrition

By |2025-02-12T09:11:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A balanced diet. Image credit healthandstylish.com A balanced diet. Image credit healthandstylish.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Nutrition

  • Nutrition is that branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition especially in humans
  • It is concerned with  ensuring that humans are eating foods that provide necessary nutrients for health and growth
  • Nutrients […]
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Advantages and disadvantages of vegetative production

By |2025-02-12T09:36:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sugarcane field. Image credit gov.ph Sugarcane field. Image credit gov.ph ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Reproduction in plants: Advantages and disadvantages of vegetative (asexual) production  

  • A lot of plants which grow using the vegetative method of reproduction are able to produce seeds
  • They use vegetative reproduction because it has certain advantages

Advantages

  • New […]
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Selection

By |2025-02-12T08:59:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Selection

  • Each time male and female individuals reproduce they create an offspring that is different from themselves
  • This changes accrue over time to bring about much change in the descendants as there is inter-breeding between many individuals in each generation
  • This changes might result in the offspring having certain advantageous characteristics that are […]
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